Spirit Airlines is appealing aspects of recent U.S. Department of Transportation rules that the carrier says promise to raise significantly the cost of travel to consumers and hamper the nation’s economic recovery, according to a company statement released Thursday.

The Miramar, Fla.-based ultra low cost carrier said it filed its appeal against the DOT rules with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.

According to the statement, among the key DOT rules that are being challenged are:

the so-called “full fare rule” which overturns regulation in place for more than 25 years and hides from consumers the enormous government tax burden on air travel

the proposal to require airlines to hold fares for 24 hours after booking without payment, an idea that will generate massive abuse and force airlines to raise ticket prices as they compensate for the “spoilage” of unpaid but blocked seats

the proposed price freeze for non-ticket services from the time of the initial purchase of a ticket by a customer, even though the customer has not yet purchased or paid for such services, a proposal that also will force airlines to increase fees to cover their business risk

Spirit said it will “continue to resist efforts by regulators that go beyond reasonable consumer protections to impose higher costs on airlines without corresponding benefits to the traveling public, costs which inevitably are passed along to consumers through higher prices.”

Spirit’s spokeswoman Misty Pinson said in an email Thursday that she could not comment “beyond the release” as the airline is still in a quiet period following its recent IPO debut and trading on the NASDAQ.